Comments on: DIY Basement Workout Room Step 2: Insulating the Walls

By: saboor

saboor — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 21:37:16 +0000

hi kris,

thank you very much for the lovely and very useful information. i am planing in doing the same thing in my basement, i would use pl300 glue to attach the foam to the foundation. my question is can i frame over foam with 2x2s and attach my dry wall over the frame? i dont want to use a 2×4 because there will be alot of gap between the foam and the dry wall. does the dry wall need to be installed very close to the foam or it does not matter?

thanks

By: Don Wheatley

Don Wheatley — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 17:30:05 +0000

Whoo Walls in Dexter Michigan makes a laminated panel with fire proof magnesium oxide cement board bonded on both sides of a 3 inch foam core. I understand they have UL approval. It is a new product from Whoo and I believe it has a floor grade epoxy coating which means put it up and it is done. I had talked to Dave Parker are Wahoo about it. 734-424-9091

By: Jim Drake

Jim Drake — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 18:06:54 +0000

I was planning on glueing 2″ white sytrofoam to the basement walls. Does anyone know if there is a problem doing this? Will it cause moisture problems behind it?

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By: Don

Don — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 03:49:39 +0000

Kris:

I have a couple of questions. How many tapcon screws per furring strip did you use? Do you know of any rigid foam insulation boards that will pass inspection without having to be covered by drywall? Thanks in advance for your help.

Don

By: Rick Ski

Rick Ski — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 02:57:31 +0000

I used wall panels by Barricade and did not need to use lumber which causes moisture problems. Good call to use XPS foam as it is better than any other insulation on the market.

By: Kris Rzepkowski

Kris Rzepkowski — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 20:43:45 +0000

Hi Scott,
I thought of using adhesive, but went down the Tapcon path so that I had studs to screw drywall into. You would likely need to use adhesive to stick the drywall to the styrofoam or something like that.

-Kris

By: scott

scott — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 20:31:58 +0000

Hi,

I was told by a carpenter that instead of using tapcons I could use a good adhesive for the styrofoam. Do yu knowwhat the cons are to doing it this way?

Thanks,

Scott

By: Roger

Roger — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 16:58:48 +0000

I do not get water in basement but moisture in air is evident. Do you think just using UGL drklok will do the job.

Roger
Jackson NJ

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